Midtown Historic District (Atlanta)

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Midtown Historic District
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A market in the historic district
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LocationRoughly bounded by 10th St., Ponce de Leon Ave., Piedmont Ave., and Lakeview Ave., Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates 33°46′40″N84°22′28″W / 33.77778°N 84.37444°W / 33.77778; -84.37444
Area360 acres (1.5 km2)
Built1885
Architect Haralson Bleckley; W.A. Brightwell and Sons, et al.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman, multiple
NRHP reference No. 99000161 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1999

The Midtown Historic District in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It is roughly contiguous with what the Midtown Alliance organization calls the "Midtown Neighborhood", which is only part of the much larger Midtown neighborhood. The Midtown Local Historic District organization seeks to designate most of the current historic district as a "local historic district", which unlike simply being listed on the National Register, provides tools for preservation of the historic architecture. [2]

The listing included 722 contributing buildings and a contributing structure on 360 acres (1.5 km2). [1] It also included 168 non-contributing buildings and 47 non-contributing sites. [3]

It includes works by Haralson Bleckley, W.A. Brightwell & Sons, Mitchell & Conklin, Lewis E. Crook, Willis F. Denny, Walter T. Downing, C.E. Frazier, Bruce and Morgan, Gottfried Norrman, Benjamin R. Padgett, Emil Seiz, Hentz, Adler & Shutze, Bleckley & Tyler, Harry L.Walker, and Lelia Ross Wilburn. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Midtown Local Historic District". Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Steven H. Moffson; Bamby Ray (December 24, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Midtown Historic District / Uptowne". National Park Service . Retrieved September 19, 2019. With accompanying 56 photos from 1997 (number 30 is the Tyree Building)